The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-22
PERSONAL.

Miss Rose ELIZABETH CLEVELAND is reported
to have won both popularity and substantial
success as school teacher.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON has lost the hag-
gard look his face wore before he left
for the Adirondacks. There is nothing haggard
about his recent literary productions either.
A SHERMAN ENTHUSIAST who attended the con-
vention of the Republican Clubs in New York
was asked if he had seen Elaine NO" he
answered testify, but have seen altogether
too much Blaine since came to New York
SENATOR MCPHERSON of New Jersey gave
dinner Saturday night at his residence on Yer
mont avenue, Washington. to MeSSrs. ESmonde
and O'Connor. Among the other guests were
Secretary Whitney, Speaker Carlisle, Senator
ingalls, Senator Beck, Senator Vance, Senator
Hawley, Senator Kenna, Mr.. Randall, Col.
Lamont, A. w. Lyman, Stilson Hutchins Mr..
Breckenridge, of Kentucky; Mr. Collins of
Massachusetts; Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Springer.
Mrs. CLEVELAND has been doing a good deal of
Christmas shopping of late. 1t is said that she
has spent mucn time in examining side-saddlas
and fishing tackle. 1t cannot be that she in
tends to present the President with side saddle
Mr.. Cleveland is not in the habit of straddIing
public questions but he will doubtless straddle
his English horse when it reaches Washington.
Perhaps Mrs. Cleveland intends the side saddle
for herself, and the fishing tackle for her hus-
band
Z. BERRY WALL performed the most sensible
act of his life when he took the vows of matri-
bright, good-natured young man, and by no
means the brainless thing he is sometimes said
to be- With wife to turn his mind from the
nonsense to which he has devoted himself he
may make useful and clever man. But he is
no longer king of the dudes" The real dude
never marries Its bad form, don't chew
knowah."
THE famous Philadelphia orator, Daniel
Dougherty, registered Saturday at the Bruins
wick, in New York. His son, Charles A Dough
erty, who registers from Rome, Italy. and who
has Just returned from an extended trip abroad
accompanies him. Mr.. Dougherty very seriously
conteInplates establishing himself in the prac
tice of law in New York. The reputation he
made in the trial of Doodle Alderman Cleary, in
which the jury disagreed, is one of the causes
that induces him To that end.
S. S. MARBLE President of the Maine Senate.
who succeeded the late Gov. Bodwell, is an anti
Blaine Republican. A canvasser for Blaine's
book approached Mr.. Marble at his home in
Waldeboro some time ago and asked him to
subscribe what book did you saw" asked
Marble. "Blaines Twenty Years of Congress. -
was the answer "Blaine's Twenty Years of
Congress be dashedi exclaimed Mr. Marble.
II know too much about him now. Bring me
book that's good for something and Ill sub
scribe"
CONGRESSMAN GLOVER, of st. Louis. has at
length given the date of his birth to the Con.
gressional directory. Hitherto the following
mysterious statement has appeared i'll bis Con-
gressional autobiography: Born in ST Louis
Mo-, June %, 1870" This was very unsatisfac-
tory to those who wished to know his age. In
writing his biography for the directory of the
Fifteth Congress, however, Mr.. Glover has
solved the mystery by inserting the date of his
birth in full, namely, June %, 1915" IL is said
in Washington that now that he is married the
st. Louis Congressman does not care how many
people know his age.
MISS ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND vas the
lady of honor in a pleasant theatre party at the
Madison Square, New York last Friday night,
under the escort Of Mr.. Tracy Robinson. of
Panama, and as the guest of Mrs. f. c. Sted
man Mr. Robinson has been lifelong friend
OF the Stedmans, and is cordially received in
most 81 New York's literary coteries He has
special CLAIMS to distinction in the world of
letters as having been for a time editor of that
remarkable journal, the Panama Sian and
Herald, which is shut down now periodically by
the tyrannous government of the United States
of Colombia, and is fnsd $500 for each issue
during the prescribed period. Things used 10
be different when Panama was an independent
State, instead OF being, as now n province.
paying, tribute TO Bogoto, which is zoo miles
from the sea As poet, man of business.
friend of Payn. the Ara bian Nights man and
millionaire litterateur, Mr.. Tracy Robinson Is
an equally desirable companion.